Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

This module gives knowledge of theories and methods for creating art-based, visual communicative, digital and cultural expertise. The students are taught problem-based, art based and art pedagogical approaches to research and theory generating practice. The module comprises local based and site-specific activities connected to art and problem-based research methodology. First part of the module is taking place as a five-days mandatory symposium on one campus.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Through the module, the student must gain knowledge and understanding of:

• Visual communicative, digital and cultural paradigms, methodologies and art-based methods
• Relation between scientific philosophy, scientific and art-based methods and theory in transdisciplinary settings
• Problem-based, art-based, art pedagogical approaches to research and theory generating practices

Skills

The student must through the module acquire skills in:

• Seeking, analysing, and discussing advanced research literature in art education, digital visual communication, and arts-based research
• Applying theories and concepts from advanced research literature and practice in independent research projects
• Evaluating and reflecting the implications from using diverse methodical, artistic and theoretical approaches and concepts

Competences

The student must through the module acquire competences for:

• Independently to perform creative problem setting, rethink, plan and conduct and problem-solving in specific contexts of practice  
• Reflect on the basis for combining creative and scientific approaches for investigating visual communicative and art educational issues
• Recognizing novel contexts for transdisciplinary, creative problem-solving

Type of instruction

Furthermore, the students are taught in collaborating online, offline and hybrid learning environment. The first part of the module takes place as a mandatory five-days symposia on a campus.

Reference is made to §17.

Exam

Exams

Additional information

The criteria of assessment are stated in the  Academic Policies and Regulations (Aalto)